Former UFC Champion and legendary fighter Randy Couture reacted to the new Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association by praising Donald Cerrone, Cain Velasquez, Tim Kennedy, T.J. Dillashaw, and Georges St-Pierre Wednesday night, while questioning the motives of their advisor, former Bellator owner Bjorn Rebney.
“We have a great respect for those five athletes, and we are happy and we are excited that they are standing up,” Couture said. “I think everybody has a question about what Bjorn’s motives are and what exactly is going on there and I think that’ll come out in time. His reputation as a promoter precedes him a little bit and so it’s interesting now that all the sudden he’s for fighter rights and all these things that obviously as the CEO of a major fight organization he didn’t demonstrate that same feeling.